It has got to the point that specialist GP Tim Malloy is so desperate to see ‘something done’ to fix understaffed rural health services, he would probably accept anything offered. After listening to the fears, hopes and dreams of rural health advocates, Zahra Shahtahmasebi gives them voice
Constant media saturation over the past two years has painted a catastrophic picture of COVID-19. Psychiatrist David Codyre explains that while this has been helpful in driving up immunisation rates, now that we are ‘learning to live with’ the virus, it is having unintended consequences
It began in late October when a patient phoned Jason Tuhoe, a specialist GP at the Papakura Marae Health Clinic, to say he had been told he and his child were COVID-19 positive and advised to contact the whānau’s GP
It is looking increasingly likely that general practice teams will soon be managing cases of COVID-19 regularly in the community. GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses what this might look like and how you can support patients in their homes
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management